On the other hand, Parth reached home, rested for a while and then got ready to go to the office to sign the contract and give his final answer which was a yes!!
He reached the office, signed the contract whose clauses, on Shivangi's pressurization, he had read at least thrice.
After the signing of the contract, he was given the schedule dates and timings and then something was informed to him..
Something that shook him inside out..
He was in for a shock..
A huge shock!!!! A
Parth just didn't know how to react..?!
He wanted Shivangi by his side..
To calm him down..
To stop him from panicking..

He immediately left the office so that he could reach home quickly and talk to Shivangi..
The shock had still not registered and he still had not come to terms with it..

How is it possible..?!
How could his luck be like this??
Is this true..?
Or is it just something he is thinking..?!

These questions had been buzzing his head all throughout the way..
Even the playlist of Shivangi's choice, that was playing in the car wasn't helping him at all..
As soon as he reached home, he realised that Shivangi had started going to college..
And she was not home..
He HAD TO calm himself down..
But how??
He made coffee for himself and sat down to go through his engagement pictures.. which was his favourite favourite pastime..
He loved to look at the beautiful day when he gave his heart and soul to the world's most beautiful woman according to him..
After calming himself down, he sat and processed the information that he had got and that had shook him completely.. he also realised that telling his fiancee about it will be of no help because she too will become hyper active.. probably ten times more than what Parth is..

She called him up around lunch time and he told her that he was still at the office to discuss a few things and that he would pick her up once she was free..
At around 3, Parth went to pick Shivangi up from college..

"Hey!!!!!!", He engulfed her in a hug as soon as she came out of the gate..

"Hi!!", She smiled to him and then they sat in the car..

"So.. how was it?!!", Both of them turned to each other and remarked together..

"Good!!", Shivangi said..

"I just cannot afford to miss college now..
There's so much of back-log parth..
Main kya bataoon..", she sighed.

"Yeh le..
Tere liye fruits le aaya tha..
Bhookh lagi ho to kha le..", Parth grabbed an airtight container and a fork and handed it over to Shivangi..

"Oh! Thanks..
Achha vaise.. kaisa tha?
Ho gaya contract sign??
Kabse karna hai shoot???
What's gonna be your schedule..?
Aren't you super excited??
I toh am...", She fired numerous questions at him and he remained silent..

"Vaise?!
How come you're listening to my playlist..
Shahrukh Khan wali..??
Change nahi kari tumne??", She asked another question..

"Tu itna kabse bolne lagi shivangi...
Tu to bilkul nahi bolti thi??
Itne questions..?!!!", Parth took a deep breath..

"Arre!! Mere dimaag mein the yeh questions..
To kya karoon..
Aur tum..?!
Itne chup to nahi hi rehte ho Parth..?
Itne questions mein se ek ka bhi reply nhi..
Aisa kyun??
Sab theek hai na..
Jab maine lunch mein bhi phone kiya tha..
Tab bhi tumne theek se baat nahi kari thi..", shivangi remarked.

"Actually ek baat hai..
Jo main jabse office se aaya hoon register nahi kar paaya hoon apne dimaag mein..
Ghar chalke araam se discuss karenge..
Abhi let me drive.. please!
Don't ask anything na..
Please!", He said and shivangi agreed immediately.

They reached home..
She freshened up..
Shivangi had just changed when Parth called out to her..

"Shivi tea or coffee??!!!"

"Nahi abhi kuch nahi...", She replied and then came out to see Parth sitting and watching television..

"Parth?!", She placed her hand on his shoulder and asked..

"Ab bataoge ki kya baat hai..
You're scaring me..
Sab theek hai na..?"

Parth got up, switched off the television and without giving any notice, just picked Shivangi up in his arms..

"Kya?!!
Kya kar rahe ho???", She asked in surprise..

He carried her to the bedroom, lay her in bed and then slid in beside her..
Can you PLEASE tell me what's happening..
This action of yours is clearly indicating ki kuch galat to nahi hi hua hai..
He sat up in bed, and so did Shivangi..
A moment later he rested his head in her lap..
Shivangi started moving her fingers across his forehead and hair while her other hand was in his hand, tightly gripped.

"Aaj tujhe college chhodke main office gaya..
Teen baar contract bhi padha tha maine..
Vahan jaake sign kar diya..
I officially became the lead actor of Kasauti Zindagi Kay season 2..", he was interrupted...

"Can you stop building up on the main issue Parth..
Point pe aaoge..
Yeh sab kya bata rahe ho?!!!", She remarked..

"I want you to feel it Shivangi!", He remarked with utter seriousness. Shivangi rolled her eyes and let him continue because it was pointless to say anything to him..

"Okay so coming back to it..
I officially became the lead actor of Kasauti Zindagi Kay season 2..
Then they explained to me the schedules, dates, etc.
And then came the shocker..

I will start shooting for the promos..
From day after tomorrow..", he became silent here..

"Tu pagal hai kya?!
Parso se promo shoot karna hai..
Iss baat se tu shock ho raha hai??
Isme kya shock hone wala hai?!", She asked with disgust and surprise.

"Ohho!!!
Poori baat to sun..
Agar parso se promo shoot hoga..
To phir main teri birthday ki taiyyari kaise karoonga?!
Woh bhi to bas aa hi gayi hai..?!!!", He literally whined.

Shivangi pushed him away from her lap..

"Tum isliye itna panic kar rahe the aur karva rahe the?!!!!"

"Haan?!!!", He shrugged his shoulders.

"Shivangi parso teri birthday eve hai..
Main shoot karoonga..
To tere saath kaise time spend karoonga..
Aur planning kaise karoonga birthday ki..", he asked worriedly..

"You. Have. Lost. Your. Mind. Parth. Samthaan.", Shivangi got up from the bed and before she could leave, Parth grabbed her by her wrist and pulled her back on the bed right under him..

His chest almost touched her breasts..
The loud, and deep breaths of both, seemed to be fighting for dominance..
He brushed his lips on her cheek, making her close her eyes tightly..
He so wanted to soothe those tightly shut, wrinkled eyelids..
His fingers interlocked with her fingers, the palms were pressed against each other..
Their presence became the only existing feature in their surroundings...
Parth gently pecked Shivangi's eyes suddenly tightening her fingers' grip over his..

"Parth..", she managed to whisper, barely audible, even to Parth.

"Shhhh..", he put his index finger on her soft lips..

And before he could make his next move, Shivangi opened her mouth and nibbled his finger making him lose his grip over her.. and giving her a chance to get away..

"Ayeeeee!!!!! Not fair?!!!!", Parth shrugged his shoulders in irritation while Shivangi giggled and went away.

That evening, Parth was sitting and going through his script when suddenly he heard the opening and closing of the cupboard, again and again..

"Kya ho gaya Shivangi?
Kya kar rahi hai!!!
Kyun todni hai tujhe cupboard??", he went up to her room and asked.

He was taken aback to see the condition of the room..
The entire room was flooded with clothes.. the bed, the sofa, the floor and of course the overflowing cupboard..

"Chup reh!!!!
Kapde nahi hain mere paas!!!", She screamed in irritation.

"Shivangi hadd hai yaar..
Birthday ke liye abhi se kon kapde decide karta hai..?
Matlab itna excitement?!!!", He facepalmed and shrugged his shoulders..

Shivangi had a bunch of dresses in her hand..
She made a roll out of those dresses and threw them at Parth for his statement..

"Look who is talking?!!!
Tum kitne excited hote ho apne birthday ke liye??!!!!
Aur mujhe bol rahe ho?
Aur vaise bhi main birthday ke liye kapde nahi dhoondh rahi hoon..
To chup raho aur mujhe disturb mat karo..", she remarked and again dived into the pool of clothes in the cupboard..

"Sun agar tu apni birthday pe mujhe kahin abroad holiday pe le jaane ka soch rahi hai..
Aur mujhe surprise dena chahti hai..
To pehle se bata De..
Phir main chhutti ke liye apply kar deta hoon..
Aur main bhi apni packing kar leta hoon..", he moved towards his cupboard.

"Haan haan..
Meri birthday pe.. main hi tumko baahar lekar jaaoon... Woh bhi abroad..
Theek theek...
Naya show kya sign kar liya.. tum to pagal hi ho gaye ho Parth..
Are you even listening ki tum kya bol rahe ho??
Bhai.. paise nahi hai mere paas..
Tum kamaate ho.. abhi filhaal, main nahi..
Aur kaam shuru hua nahi hai abhi.. chhutti ke liye tum pehle apply kar do?!!!
Focus on your work Parth Samthaan..", shivangi remarked.

"Bas poochhne aaya tha ki kya kar rahi hai..
Lecture kyun de rahi hai!!!", He groaned.

"Hum baahar jaa rahe hain!!
Toh mujhe kapde nahi samajh lag rahe!", She finally said.

"Hum matlab main aur tum?!!", He asked excitedly.

"Nahi nahi..
Main aur Alex!!!!!",Shivangi remarked referring to Parth's pet dog.

"Eh!!!
Kahan vaise?!!", He asked ignoring Shivangi's sarcasm.

"Jab abhi tak yeh nahi bataaya tha ki hum baahar ja rahe hain...
To yeh kyun bataoongi ki kahan ja rahe hain?!!
So now that you know ki hum baahar ja rahe hain..
Just get ready..
The only thing that I can tell you that be comfortable.. kuch aise formal type pehenne ki zaroorat nahi hai..
Also.. it's gonna be kinda homely..", she smiled in her last sentence..

"Okay..!!!", He smiled back, pecked Shivangi's forehead and then went into the washroom.

Shivangi took a final decision, decided on what she had to wear and was about to go into the other washroom when her phone rang..
She quickly gave some directions softly, so as to not let parth hear, as it was a surprise for him.

Shivangi got ready and was looking into the mirror.

When two arms snaked around her waist and before she could realise, she was turned around with a jerk..

"Parth..
We are getting late..
Please chhodo..", shivangi groaned.

Ignoring her plea, he took her arms and placed them around his neck, removed her scarf and started giving gentle wet kisses on Shivangi's neck and shoulder..

"Paaaarthhh...", Shivangi whispered with a heavy breath and tried to push him away..

But truth be told, it wasn't even easy for her to go away from him..
His touch, his presence around her, his attention, and his charm.. Shivangi had always yearned for it.. and now that she was getting it, she did not want to miss out on any opportunity or moments..

Parth was about to kiss Shivangi when Shivangi's phone rang..

"Yaaaaarr!!!!
Aaj ka din hi kharaab hai...
Main kiss hi nahi kar pa raha..
Shivangi please avoid the call na..?!", He requested with the cutest possible face he could make..

"Parth..
Important bhi to ho sakta hai..
Ruko.. dekhne to do!", Shivangi pushed him and reached to her phone..

It was Parth's mother...

"Kyunnnnnn????!!!!!!!!!", Parth groaned in despair and buried his head in Shivangi's shoulder..
Shivangi threw her shoulder up in order to remove Parth's head and grabbing her scarf, went outside to talk to Parth's mother.

After finishing the phone call, she entered the room again...
She was on the door when Parth remarked with a huge grin and smirk on his face..

"To karein continue..?!
Jahan chhoda tha?!!"

"Ji nahi.. main washroom ja rahi hu..
Get ready...
We are already getting late..
Kal subah mera college bhi hai..", she said and then went to the washroom..

It had been just five minutes when the doorbell rang..

"Parth please dekhna!!!", Shivangi called out from the washroom..

"Haan ja raha!", He replied and went to see the door..

He opened to door, didn't see anybody, so closed the door and went back to watch television.

Shivangi came out of the washroom and had just come to Parth when the doorbell rang again..

"Parth yaar hadd hoti hai..
Tum uthke darwaza bhi nahi khol sakte..
Maine kaha bhi tha ki main washroom mein hoon, darwaza khol do.. phir bhi tum yahan aaraam se baithkar tv dekh rahe ho..", shivangi remarked with utmost seriousness.

"Shivangi main abhi dekh ke aaya..
Koi bhi nahi tha!
Chhod..
Koi bachha hoga..
Shaitaani kar raha hoga..", he said.

"Pagal ho kya yaar..
Chalo tum..
Mere sath chalo..
Dekhte hain..", shivangi remarked and by this time the bell had already rung twice.

Both Parth and Shivangi reached the door and shivangi asked parth to open it..
He opened it..
And remarked..

"Dekh koi nahi hai!"

That's when shivangi slapped on his back and made him look down...
A little girl had kneeled down and was holding a bouquet which was big enough to hide her face..

"Oh darn!!
Isko to maine dekha hi nahin..
Yeh kon hai?!

Hi!!!
Aap apna face to dikhao!!", Parth too kneeled down and tried to ask the girl..

"Congra-lations mama!!!", The little girl removed the bouquet from in front of her face and gave it to parth..

Parth was shocked to see her..
He had not expected her AT ALL!!!!
It was his niece.. Nitara!!!

"Hiiiiiiiiii!!!!!
Thank youuuuuu nitara!!!", Parth took the bouquet from her and then lifting Nitara in his arms, he took her into a hug..

Before he could break the hug, his sisters, nephew and niece, and his mother.. everyone came and surrounded him!!!
Surprised would be a highly underrated word to describe Parth's face ...

He could just burst with happiness and excitement..

"Aaiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!", Parth screamed and touching her feet, kissed her on her cheek..

How he loves his mother..

"Achha aaiye toh..
Andar aaiye!!
Parth... Andar aane do sabko..", Shivangi hugged everyone in turns and then welcomed everyone in..

"Tu mujhe surprised kyun nahi lag rhi hai Shivangi?!!
Tujhe idea tha ki sab log aa rahe hain?!!", He asked with a tint of confusion and suspicion.

"What do you think..?!
Maine kyun nahi bataya ki kahan jaana hai..
Aai ka phone kyun aaya mere paas..
Maine kyun tumko hi darwaza kholne ke liye bheja..", Shivangi smirked.

"So SURPRISEEEEEE Mr. Samthaan!!!!
This is a small attempt from my side to congratulate you for your new show..
Itni badi baat mein..
Family ki blessings aur unke saath celebration to banta hi hai!!!!", Shivangi smiled and Parth immediately got up and took her in his arms...

She too got carried away and hugged him back tightly in the first place..
But in a few seconds, the lovebirds heard fake coughs from around the room and they immediately maintained a one arm distance and eventually went and sat on two different sofas, opposite to each other..

"Ummm..
Aap log kuch lenge..?!
Paani to leke aati hi hu main..", Shivangi got up but parth's mother made her sit again, right next to her..

"Ghar se aaye hain..
Aur paidal thodi aaye hain..
Kuch nahi chahiye humko..
Paani bhi nahi..
Tumhare saath baithna hai..", Parth's mother took Shivangi's hand and clutched it between both her palms..

After a while, everyone freshened up and then went out for dinner..

The dinner was definitely a much awaited and much needed family outing..
Anecdotes were shared, childhood secrets no more remained secrets, hugs were exchanged and the air was filled with just love and laughter..

After the dinner, Shivangi disclosed to everyone about her next plan...

"Nahi shivangi!!!!!
Kisi aur din.. abhi bohot thak gaye hain!
Aise taiyyar rehke ab kuch nahi karna mujhe..", Parth groaned.

"Excuse me..
Plan puri tarah execute ho chuka hai..
Sirf aap sabke pohonchne ki deri hai..
Kisi aur din ka kya matlab hai..?!
Aur vaise bhi maine kab kaha ki aise taiyaar hoke hi rehna hai..
Change kar lena kapde..
Night suits kaise rahenge..?!", Shivangi shrugged her shoulders..

"Aisi konsi jagah hai.. jahan tu humein night suits mei leke jaayegi..", parth asked.

"Tu kitne sawaal karta hai parth..
Kuch plan kiya hai usne..
To chup chaap chal..
Isme interrogation kya kar raha hai..
Chal..
Shivangi.. tu iski baat pe dhyaan mat de.. pagal hai yeh!!", Parth's mother caressed her future daughter in law's cheek and then they proceeded to where Shivangi took them..

"Yeh to hum apne ghar aa gaye!!!!!!", Parth exclaimed..

"Haan to raat ko 11 baje tumko kiske yahan jaana hai?!!", Shivangi asked with the same expression.

"But you said ki hum kahin ja...", And parth was interrupted by his mother who was clearly partial towards Shivangi..

"Chup kar ja beta..
Usko pata hai ki woh kya kar rahi hai..", she remarked.

"I love you aai!!", Shivangi smiled.

"Haan haan... Kar lo sab mere against team up!!!!", Parth faked sadness and disappointment.

All of them were instructed to change into something comfortable preferably their night suits..
After everyone was ready, she took them to the back garden on the ground floor of the building..

"Oh my god!!!"

"This is so so prettyyyyyy!!!!"

"Wow!!!!"

"Bohot pyaara hai yeh to!!!"

These remarked were all that Shivangi could hear..

Parth pulled her aside while the others kept gawking at the wonderful setting..

"Tu kaise kar leti hai yeh hamesha..?!!
Always one level up!!!!!", He whispered loudly still suprpised with the arrangements that she had made..

"I... I...
I love you!!!!", He just had nothing else to say.
He gave a long peck on her forehead and then took her into a warm hug..

Nothing else was more comfortable and soothing than each other's embrace..

After a few minutes of me-time, they joined everyone, watched a film together and slipped into slumber there only..

The next morning, Shivangi was woken up, surprisingly by Parth's mother..

"Uth ja beta..
Tujhe college jaana hoga na!!!", She gently massaged Shivangi's head and woke her up..

Shivangi got ready, everything was winded up and everyone was getting ready..
Parth, to drop Shivangi to college and the others to go back to pune..

"Aap log kyun ja rahe hain!!!!
Ruk jaaiye na..
Meri bhi to birthday aa rahi hai..", Shivangi groaned as she was being fed with her breakfast by her future mother in law..

"Beta.. abhi to jaana padega..
Phir aayenge na!!!
Aur rahi baat birthday ki..
To parth hai na!!!!
Pehla birthday parth ke sath..
Without any disturbance!!", Parth's mother nudged Shivangi playfully making her blush..

The day then went on pretty much regularly..
Shivangi was dropped home from college by parth and then he went for some costume check for the next day which was the day of promo shoot..
He had met Erica, who was paired opposite to him as prerna..

That night.. both Parth and Shivangi were sitting together with Shivangi's head resting on Party's chest and his arms encircling her, when Shivangi suddenly sat up..

"Mujhe bhi kal tumhare set par shoot dekhne jaana hai.."

"To phir chal..
College se naam hatva dete hain..", he remarked in a care free manner..

"Tch...
Kuch bhi parth!!!!!!", She playfully hit Parth on his chest..

"Arre Shivangi.. koi ek din ki to baat hai nahi..
Abhi to yeh roz ka hone wala hai..
Chhutti wale din chalna..
Vaise bhi you didn't want to miss college na..", he tried to make her understand..

They had their dinner together and by the time they were ready to sleep, it was almost 12..
They were still in the living room when Parth went to the washroom and a minute later..
The lights of the living area were turned off and a corner was lit up..

That's when Parth came back to her with something in his hands..

"Yeh sab kya hai?!!!!", She asked in surprise..

"Birthday eve beautiful!!!", He whispered lovingly and kissed her on her head..

"Wow Parth!!!!!
Isme to gifts hain!!!!!", Shivangi exclaimed as she went close to the lit up tree..

The bubble like balloons had small presents like keyrings, bracelets and other such accessories.

"And this cake?!!!!! It's so beautiful!!!!!", She exclaimed more loudly.

"It's your first birthday with me.. this birthday of yours and every coming birthday of yours.. it will always be about you and me... Every single moment that we live, it will be about you and me..", he smiled sheepishly.

"You're the best Parth!!!!!
Just the best in this world..", she hugged him tightly with wet eyes..

After they cut the cake and clicked a few pictures, they decided to go off to sleep..
The next morning, Parth and Shivangi got ready, both ready to go for their respective work..
Parth had forgotten some important papers and so he asked Shivangi to go and sit in the car and that he would come in a minute..
As soon as Shivangi opened the front door of the car, she was in for another surprise...

It was a panda shaped bouquet with a huge box of chocolates.. and a message which read...

"Birthday Eve Love"

She just didn't know how to react...
He always made her feel so so special..

Soon after, Parth came back and then they drove to her college..

"All the best for today...
It'll be great!!!!!
I love you...
AND I NEED EVERY SINGLE DETAIL OF THE SHOOT IN THE EVENING!!!", Shivangi threatened him making him giggle.

"Yes ma'am!!!!", He gave a salute to her, kissed her on her cheeks and then she went inside.

Shivangi was constantly in touch with Parth on whatsapp..
At around 2 in the afternoon, she got a call from Parth which she disconnected because she was in class..
In the next five minutes, her phone had buzzed about fifteen times.. she had received fifteen missed calls from Parth..
She knew something was wrong..
She excused herself from the class and quickly called up Parth..

The first call went unanswered.. she called him up again and this time it was received in the first ring..

"Kya hua Parth?!!!! Class mein hu main...", She asked.

"Ma'am this is Rahul this side..
Parth sir has injured himself on set right now...
We are sending you the location, can you please come immediately!!!!", A man spoke.

Shivangi was in shock...
She just didn't know how to react..
She took her bag, spoke to her lecturer and then rushed to the location sent to her...

A/N: Hellooooooo!!!!!!!
Long long long time..
And so an even longer update!!!
I can't even apologize for the delay because it's huge..
Just a big thank you to all of you for being so so supportive and patient...
It really means the world..
Thank you for all the love, views and votes...

Parth is injured..
Is he alright?!
Will Shivangi be able to reach him in time..?!
How are things?!!
What has exactly happened to Parth?!!

All these questions to be answered in the next chapter..
For now, once again, thank you for all the love..
Happy Reading:)